China Successfully Lands Probe Chang'e-6 on the Far Side of the Moon
by janrinok from SoylentNews on (#6N9F7)
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:
State media reported that an "autonomous visual obstacle avoidance system" assessed the "brightness and darkness of the lunar surface" and found a safe place for the probe to land.
The lander then "hovered about 100 meters above the safe landing area and used a laser 3D scanner to detect obstacles on the lunar surface to select the final landing site."
Chinese authorities have published the video below that shows Chang'e-6 touching down.
The craft is the first to land in this region of the Moon, making its mission to retrieve samples of great interest and importance.
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